Nose Tax(The). In the ninth century the Danes imposed on Irish houses a poll tax, historically called the “Nose Tax,” because those who neglected to pay the ounce of gold were punished by having their nose slit. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Nose Tax from Infoplease:
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